I don't know if using statuettes while sneaking was disabled in the latest game version. I started a survivor character, but didn't get far enough to find a frog statuette.
When loading the game, I would always hit 'R' to toggle the always-run mode to on, which was fine for exploring. Of course once I got a frog statuette, I would use it when I needed to get through an already cleared area without using the teleporter stones.
If you are comfortable hex editing you can change your character's speed setting, but it will be reset if you use a statuette, etc.
Some more hex offsets... (see
Teleporting Anywhere, via hex editor as a reference)
I don't have DD installed at the moment, but I may be able to check the statuette trick in the next day or two.
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